2/5/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
02.05.2026 at 03:19pm
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National Security News:
1. Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023
2. Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell – CIA
3. CIA is Sunsetting the World Factbook
4. There Is Only One Sphere of Influence
5. EXCLUSIVE: HASC chair seeking $450B for defense in reconciliation
6.Army moves 3 companies to Phase III of Flight School Next competition
7. Fears of a nuclear arms race rise as New START expires
8. This Week in American History: The First War for Hearts and Minds
9. Soldier who died shielding Polish ally to receive Medal of Honor
10. Army to deploy 10th Mountain Division brigade to CENTCOM
11. Marine awarded for designing the Corps’ first fully NDAA-compliant 3D-printed drone at $700 a pop
12. Don’t mention ‘Article 5,’ Finland warns US on Ukraine
13. Keith Kellogg says he left Trump’s White House to be ‘free to talk’ about Ukraine
14. A CRINK in the Armor of Deterrence: The Axis of Upheaval in the Indo-Pacific
15. China’s Redlines Aren’t Where You Think They Are
16. Failure of Economic Statecraft Against Parasitic Hybrid Actors in the MENA Region
17. From Conflict to Troubled “Peace”: Lessons From Colombia’s Counterinsurgency
18. Night Vision at a Crossroads: When Technology Outpaces the Neurobiology of Close Combat
19. The Limits of Russian Power
20. Strength Over Peace: Venezuela, Iran, and the Dicey Politics of Military Intervention
21. Command Responsibility at Home: Governors, the Guard, and Domestic Readiness
22. Sun Tzu in the Supply Chain: The New Face of Economic War With China
Korean News:
1. New coalition ‘The Citizens’ Solidarity for One Korea’ to reject ‘two-state’ policy
2. A CRINK in the Armor of Deterrence: The Axis of Upheaval in the Indo-Pacific
3. BOOK REVIEW: ‘Fallout: The Inside Story of America’s Failure to Disarm North Korea’
4. Korea Regional Review – Submit Articles and Research for Publication
5. North Korea executes citizens for watching South Korean TV, Amnesty report says
6. N. Korean police use spies to entrap merchants in foreign currency stings
7. N. Korea drone incident shows peace talks are political mirage
8. Ukraine says North Korean troops are still carrying out strikes from Russia
9. Defense ministry proposes joint, partial management of DMZ to U.S.: source
10. N. Korea holds winter sports competition at home after failing to qualify for 2026 Olympics
11. Seoul official stresses need to improve lives of N. Koreans through inter-Korean exchanges
12. Top military commander urges firm readiness posture near border area
13. Security adviser expresses concerns over U.S. tariff risk’s impact on security consultations
14. Gov’t unveils strategy to enhance rare earth supply chains
15. S. Korea to chair FORGE critical minerals initiative through June: State Dept.
